Chapter 12 Flashcards

Question

explain internal locus of control

Answer 1

those ppl manage stress more effectively, do things by schedule, floss their teeth everyday, use seat belts more often they perform better academically better regulation of their cellphone use during class but they tend to be less sympathetic, viewing their troubles as due to their choices and behaviour as opposed to outside they cant control

Answer 2

a social-cognitive learning theory of personality that features the mutual influence of the person and the situation on each other albert bandura

Answer 3

idiographic approaches - qualitative approach to studying personality that emphasizes the uniqueness of each individual nomothetic approaches - quantitative approach to studying personality that focuses on common traits or dimensions that apply to all people

Answer 4

they are objective tests, often using numbered scales or MC to assess personality like MMPI - Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory

Answer 5

they can cause errors wanting to appear socially appropriate unlikely to admit things they don't like about themselves or things that don't fit the norm - this is why they do self reported and then have a best friend do the test about them to measure validity

Answer 6

a test of personality based on freud theory that provides ambiguous stimulus onto which test takers project their personality inkblots some in colour and some black/white, the ppl were to describe what the blots looked like to them and if they noticed that they talked about a portion of the inkblot instead of an entire image they would be more concrete then abstract thinking

Answer 7

therapists, employers, judges, lawyers, and educators use these tests but who gets to see it or view it or judge it or where are they stored and disposed of - using invalid results to make real-world decisions = bad - protecting privacy and confidentiality

Answer 8

ABCs affect, behaviour, cognition

Answer 9

patterns of thoughts, feelings, and actions we perceive in our own minds sense of unity, sense of continuity, a sense of embodiment, free will, first-person perspective, social network

Answer 10

reference to demographic factors such as age, sex, student status, personality features, relationships with others, physical attributes, other roles

Answer 11

a cognition organization that helps us think about our selves and process self-relevant info - we all process info differently

Answer 12

talking about ourselves, looking in the mirror or in a room with a lot of people = more self-aware = unpleasant = self-conscious

Answer 13

the ones that peeked on the object behind them when the researcher left the room to guess the object were more likely to tell the truth compared to the other peekers

Answer 14

a judgement of the value of the self and the emotional responses of the judgement ppl with high or low esteem respond differently to failure low = overgeneralize from failure high = exaggerating their abilities in other domains - fail exam, but still reminded that u are good in sports, cooking, etc

Answer 15

early childhood social comparisons we make of our own worth relative to those around us social media negatively correlated with self-esteem

Answer 16

true varies across age groups smaller effects for young children and larger effects for older adults

Answer 17

setting values by which people measure themselves finding meaningfulness in belonging in a group

Answer 18

occurs when you let everyoe know how bad you are at something lowering expectations on your performance so nobody will notice how much when you fail - protects your self-esteem

Answer 19

true but it has negative effects disliked by others lack of making good first impressions

Answer 20

happiness and persistence maintenance of good social relationships more likely to speak critically when in groups they value themselves and those around them

Answer 21

consists of conscious executive efforts to control our thoughts, motives, feelings, behaviours failure to = drug abuse, domestic violence, binge eating apparent in young ages when faced with temptation

Answer 22

the self we are in the presence of other people

Answer 23

emphasis on independence and self-reliance

Answer 24

interdependence, cooperation and lack of conflict

Answer 25

true individualistic culture = USA collective culture = hong kong but when they hear a story of the opposite culture they can be modified based on the persons experience and situation